# Material Characterization

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Metallurgy and Material Science
- Teacher: Prof. S. Sankaran
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113106034)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113106034)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Properties of light, Image formation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/36f11de0f187) (Video)
2. [Magnification and resolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/b6f98d856d0b) (Video)
3. [Depth of field,focus and field of view](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/e5a8158afe6a) (Video)
4. [Lens defects,filters and light microscopy introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/ac8a5da6ae14) (Video)
5. [Optical microscope demo., Bright field imaging, opaque specimen illumination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/aa69633ea838) (Video)
6. [Opaque stop microscopy, Phase contrast microscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/9d9fc4546227) (Video)
7. [Dark field microscopy, Polarization microscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/324dee99963f) (Video)
8. [Differential interference contrast and fluorescence microscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/17d10763d869) (Video)
9. [Sample preparation techniques for optical microscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/52529fcaaabd) (Video)
10. [Tutorial problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/4218d6224722) (Video)
11. [continuation-Tutorial problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/90e3aad8cd10) (Video)
12. [Introduction to scanning electron Microscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/ffc6c77bb42d) (Video)
13. [Lens aberrations, Object resolution, Image quality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/62d185394d19) (Video)
14. [Interaction between electrons and sample, Imaging capabilities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/c02cd6d754c1) (Video)
15. [SEM and its mode of operation, Effect of aperture size,Working distance,condenser lens strength](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/2f3901fde519) (Video)
16. [SEM and its mode of operation- continuation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/a71e0ba06340) (Video)
17. [Factors affecting Interaction volume, Demonstration of SEM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/edfca5c6b9a0) (Video)
18. [Image formation and interpretation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/0c00068ed80e) (Video)
19. [Image formation and interpretation continued, EDS, WDS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/db6c68b4165d) (Video)
20. [Special contrast mechanisms, Monte Carlo simulations of Interaction volume](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/0086a6a798bd) (Video)
21. [Electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI), (EBSD)-Theory & instrument demonstration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/16a21a6c31e5) (Video)
22. [Tutorial Problems on SEM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/14e6f7e00bae) (Video)
23. [Basics of X-ray emission from source, electron excitation and X-ray interaction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/a831b9e610c5) (Video)
24. [Properties of X-rays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/d2bb17483983) (Video)
25. [Bragg's Law Derivation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/61143b609278) (Video)
26. [Diffraction relationship with reciprocal space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/fb8330da75eb) (Video)
27. [X-ray scattering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/3a31afed2a54) (Video)
28. [Factors affecting intensities of X-ray peaks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/a4b8bf0e4d63) (Video)
29. [Factors affecting intensities of X-ray peaks- continuation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/804be5eca71f) (Video)
30. [Effect of crystallite size and strain on intensity of X-rays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/37a6d6da2aac) (Video)
31. [Profile fit, Factors affecting peak brodening](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/cbc82dca53fc) (Video)
32. [Indexing of diffraction pattern, Quantitative analysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/0eca8719c556) (Video)
33. [Indexing, Quantitative analysis-continuation, Residual stress measurements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/7b316064839f) (Video)
34. [XRD and Residual stress measurement- lab demonstration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/408fbd2ae0e5) (Video)
35. [XRD Tutorial - 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/ccabc3eee546) (Video)
36. [XSD Tutorial -2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/8636b503f539) (Video)
37. [Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/3a7986db13b8) (Video)
38. [Fundementals of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/5c4d51a550ae) (Video)
39. [Basics of Diffraction-1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/6f66ffbfe4d9) (Video)
40. [Basics of Diffraction-2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/b3fe7118bedc) (Video)
41. [TEM imaging-1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/530514b87d5b) (Video)
42. [TEM imaging-2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/bb5309b97d65) (Video)
43. [TEM instrument demonstration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/9b20902b25fd) (Video)
44. [TEM sample preparation-1-](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/462cc935b4f8) (Video)
45. [TEM sample preparation-2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/c4519622be06) (Video)
46. [TEM Tutorial - 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/d96b58d83b4b) (Video)
47. [TEM Tutorial - 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113106034/a7233f643ec3) (Video)